Search Results

1. Iosefa v New Zealand Law Society [2024] NZLCDT 26 (28 August 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...trustworthy and a person of integrity. (e) When assessing past convictions, the Court must consider whether that past conduct remains relevant. The inquiry is a fact-specific one and the Court must look at all of the evidence in the round and make a judgement as to the present ability of the applicant to meet his or her duties and obligations as a lawyer. (f) The fit and proper person standard is necessarily a high one, although the Court should not lightly deprive someone who is o...

2. Briefing - Election Access Fund: Statutory evaluation after the first use of the Fund (Redacted) [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...A known limitation of the evaluation, however, has been that the Fund has only been used for one election and no by-elections. This means that there is only a small number of applicants to the Fund (four people) to date. This limited the evaluative judgements that could be made. The evaluators have suggested that a further evaluation assessing the Fund after several election cycles would be beneficial. The Fund and Act should be given time to be used at several more elections We recomm...

3. Election-Access-Fund-Statutory-evaluation-after-the-first-use-of-the-Fund_Final.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...A known limitation of the evaluation, however, has been that the Fund has only been used for one election and no by-elections. This means that there is only a small number of applicants to the Fund (four people) to date. This limited the evaluative judgements that could be made. The evaluators have suggested that a further evaluation assessing the Fund after several election cycles would be beneficial. The Fund and Act should be given time to be used at several more elections We recomm...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Te Urewera [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   R a n ga haua Wha n u i D i s t r i c t 4 T E U R EW E R A A N I TA M I L E S Ma rch 1 9 9 9 Work i n g Pape r : Fi rs t Rele ase WAI TA NGI T R I BU NA L R A NGA H AUA W H A N U I SE R I E S Other Rangahaua Whanui reports District reports District 1: Auckland (pt i), R Daamen, P Hamer, and Dr B Rigby; (pt ii), M Belgrave District 5b: Poverty Bay, S Daly District 7: The Volcanic Plateau, B Bargh District 8: The Alienation of Maori Land in the Rohe Potae, C Marr District 9

5. [2022] NZEmpC 226 Association of Professionals and Executive Employees Inc (APEX) v Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...FORMER DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE) Defendant Hearing: 25-28 July 2022 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: W Manning and G Bowker, counsel for plaintiff S Hornsby-Geluk, counsel for defendant Judgment: 7 December 2022 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE J C HOLDEN [1] In 2020, the then Auckland District Health Board, Waitematā District Health Board, Waikato District Health Board, Taranaki District Health Board and Hawkes Bay Distri...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 175 FDE v UWV [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN FDE Plaintiff AND UWV Defendant Hearing: 14 July 2021 Appearances: S Greening, counsel for the plaintiff W Fussey, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 13 October 2021 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] FDE was employed as a commercial manager with UWV in late 2018. Their employment came to an end less than a year later. They say tha...

7. [2019] NZEmpC 99 Fernandez v Rappongi Excursions Ltd t/a Denny’s Restaurants [pdf, 440 KB]

   ...LIMITED T/A DENNY’S RESTAURANTS Defendant Hearing: 3-5 December 2018 and 1 March 2019 (submissions) (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: R M Harrison, counsel for plaintiff M G Donovan and J Williams, counsel for defendant Judgment: 15 August 2019 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M E PERKINS [1] This judgment deals with the question of a personal grievance over unjustified dismissal, and whether there has been a breach of a term of employment with regard...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 039 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...[62] Appendix S states that, for an area to be deemed "significant" it must contain one or more of the values listed and thus meet one of the criteria. Assessment of significance under Appendix S relies on factual information, evaluative judgement, or both, and generally requires input from a qualified ecologist. [63] Appendix S is not solely aimed at terrestrial or water-based values. It reflects a more holistic approach to values wherever they occur. It reflects the ecoton...

9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 6th report [pdf, 624 KB]

   New Zealand’s sixth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 General information on the national human rights situation, including new measures and developments relating to the implementation of the Covenant (Issues

10. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Slater [2019] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 717 KB]

    ...2 February 2015 DATE OF LAST SUBMISSIONS: 1 and 3 March 2015 (Mr Slater) 4 March 2015 and 7 March 2019 (Plaintiff) DATE OF DECISION: 12 March 2019 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 INDEX INTRODUCTION [1] The issue [1] Civil judgment as evidence [4] Delay [14] Further submissions [16] 1 [This decision is to be cited as: Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Slater [2019] NZHRRT 13] 2 THE EVIDENC...